Writer&#39;s aiding device



A. A. DISBROW.

WRITERS AIDING DEVICE.

APPLICATIONHLED sEPLa. 1919.

1,353,730. I Patented Septl 21,1920.

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assayed Be it known that IfADELiB ERT AaDrs- I BRow, a citizen of theUnited "States, residing at Stevenson, in'the county of Sk-amania, and'State- .of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Writers Aiding Devicesjand I'do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to whiehit appertains to make and usethe same."

This invention relates to writers aiding devices, and. more specificallyto an improved pen and pencil attachment or holder for correctlypositioning the hand of a writer relative to the pen or pencil andrelative to the surface being written upon.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved pen-embracingelement which is mounted for adjustment along the handsupporting barwhich constitutes an element of the invention, so as to accommodatehands of different sizes and shapes.

A further object is to provide an improved pen or pencil holding deviceof this character inwhich the pen or pencil may be adjustedlongitudinally while friction resistance is exerted in opposition tosuch adjust ment.

Other objects and advantages may become apparent to persons who read thefollowing details and description in connection with theaccompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating a writers hand supporting andbeing supported by a device constructed in accordance with the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of my improved writers aiding devices.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view, the section being taken substantiallyalong the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. i is a view somewhat similar to Fig. 3, but showing a fragment of awriting instrument held by the spring wire-holding member. 1

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the spring or holding member detached fromthe hand supporting bar.

Referring to these drawings in detail in which similar referencecharacters correspond with similar parts throughout the several. views,the device comprises a handsupporting bar 6 and a spring clamping orgripping member 7, the latter being pref spcifi ati at t PatentedSept.21.19.20.

' App lication'fi'led September 8,1919. Seria1iNo.322, 337i i wirehaving its middle "portion formed into 'a series of helical ,loops'8,its end portions being. formed intocurved gripping jaws;9. The grippingjaws9"ove'rlap one another at points radially outward from the centralportionof the series of loops 8,-these'jaws J .1 9 being substantiallyparallel to one another and being open adjacent the. ends "of the seriesof loops 8.- Therefore, whenthe helical coil or series of loops8 iscompressed along its axis, the spaces between'the grip I.

ping'surfa'ces of' the jaws 9 is 'wideneda-nd the bar'6may be forcedbetween these jaws,

it being understood that the jaws may expand or slightly increase theirradius in order to receive the larger end portion of the bar 6. However,when the jaws 9 are thus engaged with the bar 6, their spring actioncombined with that of the loops 8 cause the jaws 9 to frictionally holdthe bar 6 so that it may be adjusted alongthe bar while resisting suchadjustment. When thus applied to the bar, the loops 7 and theirrespective axes are arranged'in a curve so that when a pen, pencil orother writing instrument having a straight handle is. passed through theseries of loops, as illustrated in Fig. 4c, the series is straightened fthereby, but the tendency to assumethe curved position shown in Fig. 3causes the coils to frictionally hold thewriting instru ment,-so as topermit longitudinalfadjustment.

The bar 6 is preferably formed with a knob 10 which is supported by thesurface V on or adjacent to that which is to be written positioning thewriting instrument with relation to the hand and with relation to thesurface to be written upon.

From the foregoing description in connection with the drawings, it willbe seen that the pen or writing instrument is adjustable bothlongitudinally and laterally with respeot to the hand of the writer,while the hand retains a substantially fixed position with relation tothe surface being written upon.

Althoughl have described this embodiment of my invention veryspecifically, it is not intended to limit this invention to these exactdetails of'construction and arrangement, but changes may be made withinthe scope of the inventive idea as implied and claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a writers aiding device for connecting a writing instrument to ahand-supporting bar, a spring-clamping member formed of a single pieceofmaterial which has its ends bent and combined to form a springclamp,said piece having its intermediate portion bent to form anotherspring-clamp, one of said spring-clamps being effective to receiveand'clamp said bar while the other spring-clamp isefiective to receiveand clamp said writing instrument.

2. A writers aiding device comprising a bar adapted to be held in apersons hand and to support the hand above the surface :to be writtenon, and a clamping device formed of a length of wire and comprising aseries of helical loops, portions of said Wire constituting curved jawswhich embrace and clamp said bar, the relation of the said clamping jawsand bar being such that the axes of the respective loops are arranged inan are, said loops being of a size to receive a Writing instrumenttherethrough and cooperate in frictionally holding the Writinginstrument.

3. In a device for frictionally holding a writing instrument, a memberformed of a length of springy wire and having its middle portion forminga series of helical loops, the end'portions of said wire member formingarcuate clamping jaws which are substantially parallel with one anotherand which overlap one another at a point radially outward from saidseries of loops, for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ADELBERT' DISBRO /V.

